V*. 



drawn the figs, in the plates devoted to this species, and 

 have newly and fully characterised the Genus. 



The following is Drury's description of this species so 

 far as the $ is concerned : to which I add some notes in 

 brackets. 



" Antennae brown, and knobbed at their extremity. 

 Head black, with 8 light spots on the top, almost white. 



" Thorax black, with 4 white spots at the roots of the 

 superior wings." 



[The first 2 spots of the head are in front of the eyes 

 over the palpi, and are light orange in some examples ; 

 the 2nd pair, buff white, are on the torulcB at the base of 

 the antennae ; the 3rd and 4th pairs are on the pronotal 

 collar ; of the 4 on the mesothorax, two are situated at 

 the summit of the tegular. All these are usually buff 

 white.] 



" Abdomen black next the body and at the top, but 

 clay-coloured on the sides and extremity. 



" Upper wings black next the body, but at the extre- 

 mities more of a brown colour, with 18 different shaped 

 marks and spots ; some being angular, others oval, like 

 crescents, &c. ; those next the body are of a dark orange, 

 the others of a yellow clay colour, some being so faint as 

 to be hardly discernible." 



[We may describe these markings in another way. 

 Within the cell which is a dark orange red, are two broad 

 transverse fascia, one of which is sometimes quite sur- 

 rounded by the orange red ; these are at the distal end ; 

 immediately outside of the median vein are 4 marks of the 

 same colour, one very small, the others large and variously 

 formed; close outside the 1st and 2nd discocellular 

 nervules are two moderately-sized lighter marks, the 

 lowest being the longest ; between the 2nd and 3rd sub- 

 costal branches is a light space ; a rather large light 

 coloured mark between the 3rd and 4th ; a large suboval 

 light orange mark between the 5th and 1st discoidal-, 

 and another between the 1st and 2nd discoidal nervules, 

 followed by 4 large variously shaped arrow-headed or 

 sub-crescentic orange marks in the other veinal spaces 

 till the inner marginal area is reached, which contains 

 two long bars of orange only narrowly separated from 

 each other — the one nearest the base being the broadest 

 and longest ; outside this band of marks are 8 narrow 

 streaks of pale orange, of various lengths, situated on the 

 disc from the 3rd subcostal to the 2nd discoidal nervules ; 

 these are really separated by the folds and nervules of 

 the wing. In some examples they are very faint, in others 

 quite absent. [See Plate II., fig. 1, and pi. III., fig. 1. 

 The hind margin has also 4 light fringe lunules.] 



" The inferior wings are a little dentated, the inner 

 scollops being edged with clay-coloured (buff) crescents ; 

 these wings next the body are of a dark orange ; the 

 remainder clay colour, with a broad black border running 

 round each wing, from the upper corner to the abdominal 

 ones ; the inner sides being deeply indented, and the 

 outer ones scolloped, with 8 roundish black spots near 

 the middle of each wing, one of which is supposed to be 

 hid in the figure." 



[Of these spots 7 are on the disc, and one within the 

 cell close to the discocellular nervules, and extending 



slightly outside of them ; the size of all these spots varies 

 much in different examples, those on the subcostal and 

 abdominal margins, and within the cell being generally 

 the largest — the two nearest the abdomen also more or 

 less densely darkened by long dark brown hairs, which 

 flow from the base over the cell and the inner portions of 

 the wing : the subcostal space from the base to the black 

 spot is always more or less darkened by black scales and 

 black hairs.] 



" Underside. Eyes dark brown ; head black, with 2 

 white spots in the front. It has no palpi, [the palpi are 

 very small and hidden, see pi. Ill, fig. 4.] The breast 

 and sides black, spotted with yellow. [There are about 

 18 of these spots, some of them partially hidden by the 

 legs.] Abdomen clay colour." [The abdomen is buff 

 yellow, with a dorsal longitudinal dark stripe.] " The 

 middle of superior wings has a black patch, on which 

 are 3 orange coloured spots, answering to 3 on the upper 

 side ; a long angular dark orange mark joins the anterior 

 edge next the body, close to which are 2 roundish black 

 spots. The extreme points of these wings are of a dark 

 greyish ash colour, the ribs being black." 



[The basal half of the discoidal cell is orange red, 

 followed by a light ochraceous-grey and a pale buff area, 

 on which are 2 black marks, answering nearly to those on 

 the upper surface ; the 4 pale ochraceous-grey marks 

 outside the median vein answer to those above ; the 4 

 light buff marks outside the 1st and 2nd discocellular 

 nervules answer to 4 above, but are larger, and separated 

 by less black ; the fighter areas above these correspond 

 with those above ; the 3 orange and buff submarginal 

 marks correspond with those on the upper surface, but 

 are larger, reaching nearly to the fringe lunules, but 

 with very little black between them ; all the remainder 

 of the wing on its upper portion is a dark graduated buff, 

 with the fold-rays and veins very broad and dark ; the 

 costa from the base is buff yellow ; the inner marginal 

 light orange marks are similar in position to those above, 

 and the wing has at least 5 fairly distinct fringe lunules 

 or crescents. The ochraceous grey areas are dusted 

 with dark scales.] 



" The inferior wings are clay [buff] coloured, with 8 

 black spots, answering to those on the upper side ; the 

 black border being narrower on this side, and the inner 

 edge much deeper indented. All the wings are dentated." 



[There are 6 large marginal lunules, and the inner 

 dentations of the border are long and graceful. (See 

 pi. II., fig 2). The Pseudoneura in the cell are well 

 exhibited in black, as are the precostal, and basal portions 

 of the veins. On the upper side of the anterior wings 

 the folds are prominent with dark rays seen throughout 

 the almost semi-diaphanous membranes.] 



The Coxa, trochanter and femur of the legs are orange 

 yellow, the tibia and tarsus black. 



It should be borne in mind that the descriptions are 

 only strictly accurate for Drury's examples and the figs, 

 on my plate II. A reference to the 2nd plate will show 

 a great difference ; and every example varies in many 

 particulars from all others. Hab. of 3 in PL II, Ogowe 

 River, W. Africa ; of 3 in PI. Ill, Bopoto, Congo River 

 W. Africa. 



Costa of <? figured on PI. II, 117 mms. (or 8fths 



